Meaning

noun the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

noun a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

noun a resource

originFrom Middle English helpen, from Old English helpan (“to help, aid, assist, benefit, relieve, cure”), from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, Proto-Germanic *helpaną (“to help”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelb-, *ḱelp- (“to help”). Cognate with North Frisian halep, heelpe, help (“to help”), Saterland Frisian hälpe (“to help”), West Frisian helpe (“to help”), Cimbrian hölfan (“to help”), Dutch helpen…

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